Abandoning right without supporting wrong

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 18

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 18

Abandoning right without supporting wrong
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١٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام) فِي الَّذِينَ اعْتَزَلُوا الْقِتَالَ مَعَهُ: خَذَلُوا الْحَقَّ، وَلَمْ يَنْصُرُوا الْبَاطِلَ.

18. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said about those who avoided fighting on his side: They abandoned right but did not support wrong. [1]